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Hilton H. McCabe papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0018

Scope and Contents

The Hilton H. McCabe papers consist of correspondence, reports, photographs, clippings, legal documents and maps documenting McCabe's judicial work with allotments, guardianships and conservatorships of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in and around Palm Springs, California.

Dates

  • Creation: 1868, 1952-1974
  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1952-1968

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical note

Hilton H. McCabe was appointed as a judge in the Superior Court in Indio, California in 1953, and then as an appeals court judge in San Bernardino. McCabe became heavily involved in land issues involving the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in Palm Springs, as well as in conservatorship and guardianship issues involving members of the tribe. He features prominently in author Ed Ainsworth's "Golden Checkerboard", and was also identified by Secretary of the Interior Steward Udall as acting improperly in the appointment of executors to wills executed by members of the tribe. McCabe was a graudate of the USC's Law School.

Extent

5 Linear Feet (4 containers)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Hilton H. McCabe papers consist of correspondence, reports, photographs, clippings, legal documents and maps documenting McCabe's judicial work with allotments, guardianships and conservatorships of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in and around Palm Springs, California. McCabe, a graduate of USC's Law School, was appointed as a judge in the Superior Court in Indio, California in 1953, and then as an appeals court judge in San Bernardino.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Hilton H. McCabe.

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Hilton H. McCabe papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Sue Luftschein
Date
2019 August
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States